Vision Guidance Systems and Methods for Aircraft

2. The system as defined in claim 1, comprising a multifunction controller via which the first user input is received, the multifunction controller being disposed in a glare shield panel of the aircraft.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more display devices include a head-up display device.

4. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the one or more display devices include a primary flight display device.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the desired display mode comprises an image comprising synthetic vision.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the desired display mode comprises an image comprising a combination of synthetic vision and enhanced vision.

8. An aircraft comprising the system as defined in claim 1.

9. The vision guidance system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system monitor is configured to monitor an integrity of a terrain/obstacle database.

10. The vision guidance system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system monitor is configured to monitor an integrity of a navigation system of the aircraft.

11. The vision guidance system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system monitor is configured to monitor a scene positioning error associated with the desired display mode.

12. The vision guidance system as defined in claim 1, wherein the system monitor is configured to track a lateral deviation and a vertical deviation of the aircraft from an intended flight path of the aircraft.

14. The method as defined in claim 13, comprising receiving the first user input via a multifunction controller disposed in a glare shield panel of the aircraft.

15. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the one or more display devices include a head-up display device.

16. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the one or more display devices include a primary flight display device.

17. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the desired display mode comprises an image comprising synthetic vision.

18. The method as defined in claim 13, wherein the desired display mode comprises an image comprising a combination of synthetic vision and enhanced vision.